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Kathleen McDermott

Executive Editor for History

startquote I seek general interest and academic books across a wide range of history. I look for works with broad appeal and original arguments, books that engage readers eager to learn about the past and that advance scholarship in the academic community. One of the joys of working on history books is having a passionate audience; history readers revel in new information, new ideas, new perspectives. I have been one of those readers my entire life, and I want the books I acquire to be part of the discussions and debates in that lively world. The many areas I cover include: American history of any period; environmental history; Atlantic history; medieval to modern European history, including eastern Europe and Russia; the modern Middle East; Asian history; and Latin American history. I am interested in books that cross borders and consider global contexts, and welcome book proposals for international history, military history, and biographies. endquote

Recent Books

Cover: The Horde: How the Mongols Changed the World, by Marie Favereau, from Harvard University Press

The Horde: How the Mongols Changed the World
Marie Favereau

Cover: God in Gotham: The Miracle of Religion in Modern Manhattan, by Jon Butler, from Harvard University Press

God in Gotham: The Miracle of Religion in Modern Manhattan
Jon Butler

Cover: The Injustice Never Leaves You: Anti-Mexican Violence in Texas, by Monica Muñoz Martinez, from Harvard University Press

The Injustice Never Leaves You: Anti-Mexican Violence in Texas
Monica Muñoz Martinez

Cover: China’s Good War: How World War II Is Shaping a New Nationalism, by Rana Mitter, from Harvard University Press

China’s Good War: How World War II Is Shaping a New Nationalism
Rana Mitter

Cover: Freedom: An Unruly History, by Annelien de Dijn, from Harvard University Press

Freedom: An Unruly History
Annelien de Dijn

Cover: Justice Deferred: Race and the Supreme Court, by Orville Vernon Burton and Armand Derfner, from Harvard University Press

Justice Deferred: Race and the Supreme Court
Orville Vernon Burton and Armand Derfner

Cover: To Repair a Broken World: The Life of Henrietta Szold, Founder of Hadassah, by Dvora Hacohen, with a Foreword by Ruth Bader Ginsburg, from Harvard University Press

To Repair a Broken World: The Life of Henrietta Szold, Founder of Hadassah
Dvora Hacohen, with a Foreword by Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Cover: From Rebel to Ruler: One Hundred Years of the Chinese Communist Party, by Tony Saich, from Harvard University Press

From Rebel to Ruler: One Hundred Years of the Chinese Communist Party
Tony Saich

Cover: God’s Law and Order: The Politics of Punishment in Evangelical America, by Aaron Griffith, from Harvard University Press

God’s Law and Order: The Politics of Punishment in Evangelical America
Aaron Griffith

Cover: The Suicide of Miss Xi: Democracy and Disenchantment in the Chinese Republic, by Bryna Goodman, from Harvard University Press

The Suicide of Miss Xi: Democracy and Disenchantment in the Chinese Republic
Bryna Goodman

Cover: The Fiume Crisis: Life in the Wake of the Habsburg Empire, by Dominique Kirchner Reill, from Harvard University Press

The Fiume Crisis: Life in the Wake of the Habsburg Empire
Dominique Kirchner Reill

Cover: Prague: Belonging in the Modern City, by Chad Bryant, from Harvard University Press

Prague: Belonging in the Modern City
Chad Bryant

Sufi Lyrics: Selections from a World Classic, by Bullhe Shah, translated by Christopher Shackle, from Harvard University Press

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From Our Blog

Jacket: The Will of the People: The Revolutionary Birth of America, by T. H. Breen, from Harvard University Press

Q&A with T. H. Breen, author of The Will of the People: The Revolutionary Birth of America

In most histories of the American Revolution, the Founding Fathers are foregrounded. In The Will of the People: The Revolutionary Birth of America, T. H. Breen recovers the forgotten history of our nation’s true founders—ordinary Americans. We spoke with him about what he discovered while writing the book, and what relevance it might have to today’s politics…

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